Maine will keep its current flag design after voters rejected a proposal to restore the original "pine tree" flag in Tuesday's election. Question 5 on the ballot asked residents if they wanted to ...

“When you drive the coast of Maine, you will often see, waving at people’s dooryards, flags with a pine tree and a North Star,” Bellows said. “That’s a nod to our heritage, but also a ...

A referendum to replace Maine’s official flag with a design from more than a hundred years ago was soundly defeated on Election Day. Question 5 sought to restore the 1901 “Pine Tree Flag.” ...

The pine tree flag originally was used by a squadron ... “It warms my heart to see him out there waving our American flag, proudly sharing his patriotism with all,” said Swiersz, who was ...

Replacing the flag seemed quixotic when it was first proposed by former Rep. Sean Paulhus back in 2021. It garnered few votes the first time out, yet all over the state people were flying the pine ...

A state committee selected a contest winner from more than 400 submissions. The Chuck Norris flag didn’t make the cut. By Alex Vadukul For more than a century, Maine’s state flag has been a ...

due to the fact that protestors were seen waving the pine tree flag, among others, at the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. However, Burlison thinks that these people need to brush up on ...

The design brief dictated the flag’s background had to be buff, a pine tree had to be in the center, and a five-pointed star had to be in the upper corner. In 1909 Maine adopted its current flag ...

That flag, featuring a pine tree and the words “AN APPEAL TO HEAVEN,” dates to the Revolutionary War, but has recently been associated with the Christian nationalist movement and the false ...

replaced as the official flag of the State in 1909 and commonly known as the Pine Tree Flag, the official flag of the State? The Pine Tree Flag was the original state flag, adopted in 1901 before ...